Photo: Sun Devil Athletics Two games, two wins. The Dave Hakstol Era is off to the most ideal start that Sun Devil Hockey fans could ask for. Arizona State completed a very successful business trip to the Tsongas Center, defeating the UMass Lowell Riverhawks by a 4-2 score on Saturday night. Just like on Friday night, the opening salvo for the Sun Devils came in the opening minutes, this time from a highly unlikely source. Sophomore defenseman Richard Baran notched the first

The lights were shining bright on the bench as new head coach Dave Hakstol returned to a college bench for the first time since a Frozen Four semifinal loss to Boston University in 2015, but the Sun Devils shined on the ice at the Tsongas Center, riding a three-goal first period outburst on the way to a 5-4 win for the new bench boss. What an outburst that first period was, as the Sun Devils jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Daniel Shlaine (4th goal in 5 games) and L

Photo: Arizona State Athletics After two tumultuous weeks of off-ice news, the Sun Devils will finally be able to take to the ice with a sense of normalcy as they hit the road for the second time this season, taking on the Riverhawks of UMass Lowell. The dominating storyline will be the debut of new head coach Dave Hakstol, returning to the college hockey level for the first time since 2015. Hakstol is a proven veteran, bringing 11 years and 289 career victories from his time